Three-bedroom private rent: every council in the UK

Kensington and Chelsea had the highest three-bedroom private rent of the UK’s 316 councils in August 2026, at £4,074.

Hartlepool had the lowest, at £608. The middle council, Rushcliffe, had £1,134.

45 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

Three-bedroom private rent for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£4,074
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£3,895
3	CamdenLondon	London	£3,055
4	IslingtonLondon	London	£3,005
5	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£2,992
6	HackneyLondon	London	£2,846
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£2,810
8	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£2,750
9	SouthwarkLondon	London	£2,732
10	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,684
11	LambethLondon	London	£2,682
12	MertonLondon	London	£2,407
13	EalingLondon	London	£2,406
14	HaringeyLondon	London	£2,356
15	BrentLondon	London	£2,271
16	BarnetLondon	London	£2,256
17	GreenwichLondon	London	£2,242
18	HounslowLondon	London	£2,241
19	NewhamLondon	London	£2,212
20	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£2,154
21	EnfieldLondon	London	£2,098
22	HarrowLondon	London	£2,064
23	LewishamLondon	London	£2,057
24	OxfordSouth East	South East	£2,034
25	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£2,023
26	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£2,019
27	BromleyLondon	London	£1,990
28	RedbridgeLondon	London	£1,981
29	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£1,972
=30	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£1,941
=30	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£1,941
32	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£1,937
33	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£1,926
34	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£1,916
35	HillingdonLondon	London	£1,913
36	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£1,907
=37	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£1,899
=37	SuttonLondon	London	£1,899
39	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£1,870
40	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£1,866
41	BexleyLondon	London	£1,865
42	CroydonLondon	London	£1,858
43	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£1,856
44	HaveringLondon	London	£1,847
45	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£1,839
46	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£1,833
47	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£1,825
48	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£1,818
49	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,811
50	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£1,797
51	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£1,780
52	WokingSouth East	South East	£1,760
53	BristolSouth West	South West	£1,759
54	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£1,716
55	SloughSouth East	South East	£1,712
56	DartfordSouth East	South East	£1,709
57	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£1,702
58	HorshamSouth East	South East	£1,700
59	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,673
60	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£1,672
61	ReadingSouth East	South East	£1,671
62	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£1,655
=63	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£1,646
=63	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£1,646
65	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£1,643
66	CrawleySouth East	South East	£1,642
67	WaverleySouth East	South East	£1,634
68	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£1,626
69	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£1,624
70	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£1,621
71	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,615
72	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£1,613
73	AdurSouth East	South East	£1,606
74	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£1,603
75	HartSouth East	South East	£1,581
76	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,576
77	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£1,573
78	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£1,556
79	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£1,551
80	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£1,543
81	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£1,532
82	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,530
83	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£1,518
84	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£1,511
85	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£1,508
86	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£1,507
87	LewesSouth East	South East	£1,506
88	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£1,503
=89	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£1,483
=89	TraffordNorth West	North West	£1,483
91	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£1,474
92	CherwellSouth East	South East	£1,470
93	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£1,466
94	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£1,465
95	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£1,461
96	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£1,456
97	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£1,451
98	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£1,442
99	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£1,433
=100	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£1,428
=100	WealdenSouth East	South East	£1,428
=100	WorthingSouth East	South East	£1,428
103	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£1,425
104	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£1,408
105	AshfordSouth East	South East	£1,407
106	ArunSouth East	South East	£1,395
107	New ForestSouth East	South East	£1,391
108	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£1,376
109	CanterburySouth East	South East	£1,368
110	EastleighSouth East	South East	£1,363
111	ExeterSouth West	South West	£1,362
=112	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£1,360
=112	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£1,360
114	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£1,357
=115	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£1,354
=115	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£1,354
=115	HavantSouth East	South East	£1,354
118	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,345
119	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£1,343
120	LutonEast of England	East of England	£1,337
121	MedwaySouth East	South East	£1,336
=122	FarehamSouth East	South East	£1,330
=122	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,330
124	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,320
125	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£1,306
126	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£1,301
127	RotherSouth East	South East	£1,295
128	SalfordNorth West	North West	£1,287
129	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£1,285
130	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,279
131	GosportSouth East	South East	£1,274
132	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,267
133	StockportNorth West	North West	£1,266
134	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,262
135	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£1,260
136	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£1,245
137	SwaleSouth East	South East	£1,244
138	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£1,243
139	ThanetSouth East	South East	£1,229
140	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£1,220
141	SwindonSouth West	South West	£1,218
142	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£1,213
143	CardiffWales	Wales	£1,211
144	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£1,194
145	DorsetSouth West	South West	£1,191
146	TendringEast of England	East of England	£1,186
147	StroudSouth West	South West	£1,178
148	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£1,170
149	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£1,168
=150	DoverSouth East	South East	£1,166
=150	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,166
152	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,158
153	South HamsSouth West	South West	£1,139
154	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,138
155	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£1,137
156	SomersetSouth West	South West	£1,135
=157	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,134
=157	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,134
159	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,123
=160	East DevonSouth West	South West	£1,122
=160	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£1,122
=160	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,122
163	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£1,121
164	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,117
165	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£1,110
166	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,107
167	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£1,106
168	HastingsSouth East	South East	£1,100
169	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,091
170	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£1,089
171	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,087
172	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£1,086
173	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,084
174	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,082
175	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£1,079
176	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£1,078
177	CornwallSouth West	South West	£1,077
178	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,075
=179	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,067
=179	OldhamNorth West	North West	£1,067
181	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,066
=182	BuryNorth West	North West	£1,065
=182	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£1,065
=182	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£1,065
185	TamesideNorth West	North West	£1,063
186	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,059
=187	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,053
=187	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,053
189	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,052
190	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£1,046
191	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,045
192	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£1,044
=193	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,029
=193	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,029
195	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,019
196	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£1,016
=197	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,014
=197	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,014
199	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,011
=200	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,006
=200	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£1,006
202	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£1,003
203	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£1,002
=204	TorbaySouth West	South West	£997
=204	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£997
206	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£995
=207	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£993
=207	SeftonNorth West	North West	£993
209	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£992
=210	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£991
=210	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£991
212	BoltonNorth West	North West	£989
=213	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£979
=213	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£979
215	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£978
216	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£967
=217	NewportWales	Wales	£965
=217	North DevonSouth West	South West	£965
219	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£964
220	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£963
=221	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£960
=221	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£960
223	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£955
224	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£954
=225	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£953
=225	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£953
227	West DevonSouth West	South West	£952
228	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£949
229	FyldeNorth West	North West	£945
230	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£943
=231	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£942
=231	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£942
233	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£941
234	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£940
235	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£937
236	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£936
237	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£933
238	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£929
239	LancasterNorth West	North West	£925
240	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£923
241	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£922
=242	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£914
=242	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£914
244	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£909
=245	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£908
=245	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£908
=247	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£905
=247	WirralNorth West	North West	£905
249	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£904
250	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£902
251	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£901
252	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£899
=253	SwanseaWales	Wales	£897
=253	TorfaenWales	Wales	£897
=253	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£897
=256	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£896
=256	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£896
258	FlintshireWales	Wales	£892
259	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£890
260	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£878
261	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£869
=262	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£866
=262	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£866
264	ConwyWales	Wales	£862
265	PrestonNorth West	North West	£859
266	WyreNorth West	North West	£854
267	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£847
268	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£846
269	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£845
270	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£844
271	WrexhamWales	Wales	£840
272	WiganNorth West	North West	£838
273	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£832
274	HaltonNorth West	North West	£826
275	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£823
276	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£819
277	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£817
278	BridgendWales	Wales	£816
279	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£811
280	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£808
281	GwyneddWales	Wales	£804
282	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£801
283	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£799
284	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£798
285	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£797
286	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£796
287	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£794
288	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£785
289	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£782
290	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£777
291	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£776
292	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£773
293	CeredigionWales	Wales	£768
=294	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£766
=294	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£766
296	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£760
297	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£758
298	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£757
299	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£754
300	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£753
301	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£751
302	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£747
303	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£744
304	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£743
305	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£740
306	PendleNorth West	North West	£739
=307	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£727
=307	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£727
309	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£723
310	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£722
311	PowysWales	Wales	£700
312	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£696
313	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£693
314	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£689
315	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£678
316	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£608
–	Aberdeen CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AberdeenshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	AngusScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Argyll and ButeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	City of EdinburghScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	City of LondonLondon excluded-low-volumes	London	No figure
–	ClackmannanshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Dumfries and GallowayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Dundee CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	East RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	FalkirkScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	FifeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Glasgow CityScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	HighlandScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	InverclydeScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West excluded-low-volumes	South West	No figure
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	MidlothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	MorayScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	North AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	North LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Orkney IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Perth and KinrossScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	RenfrewshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Scottish BordersScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	Shetland IslandsScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South AyrshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	South LanarkshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	StirlingScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West DunbartonshireScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure
–	West LothianScotland Scotland and Northern Ireland publish rents by Broad Rental Market Area, not by council.	Scotland	No figure

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